Society is Crumbling and College isn’t the Answer [Not Clickbait!?!]

It is totally clickbait… which would explain YouTube demonetized this video so quickly. I teach high school english, and many of my students are transactional learners. They are anxious and fearful because they need to get good grades in order to get scholarships and go to good schools. But that focus on getting good grades […]

What Fahrenheit 451 Means to Me… Now That I’m 30

I decided I would pull something from my bookshelf and read for a bit. I labored over the decision, but then I reached for my old copy of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. I’m a high school English teacher, so I inevitably get the “what is your favorite book?” question. Fahrenheit 451 is always my answer.

Record Store Day is Probably a Bad Thing

So if a group of record store owners came together and organized a yearly event to promote the hobby that I so thoroughly enjoy, I would probably be really enthusiastic about it. I should be excited about Record Store Day, but then I give some thought to the actual experience.